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SGH responds to complaint about doctors bruising patient s hands during blood taking

The Singapore General Hospital (SGH) has responded to a public complaint by a patient s family. In a Facebook post on Monday (Jan 8), Teri Tan said that her father had bruised hands after doctors allegedly used him as a guinea pig . On Nov 23, Tan discovered that her father s left hand had multiple needle holes and looked bruised and swollen . SGH staff tried to collect blood by repeatedly inserting and removing the needle into various parts of my father s hand as if they were figuring out which was the correct spot, Tan wrote. This was the cause of all the holes and swelling on his hand, apparently. On Dec 2, Tan noticed that her father s right hand was swollen and bruised. Speaking with the staff nurse, Tan was told that a resident doctor had caused the injuries. She then asked to meet with the doctor and was told that the doctor would only be free after he made his rounds. However, 40 minutes later, the nurse told Tan that the doctor had already left work as it was a Saturday .


Berita Terkini
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